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NH HB 611

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relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.

New Hampshire · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NH HB 611 pass?

No. NH HB 611 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-01-07): Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 72

What is NH HB 611 about?

NH HB 611 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “relative to repayment regarding appointed counsel for indigent criminal defendants.”.

Who sponsors NH HB 611?

Buzz Scherr is the primary sponsor of NH HB 611, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2026-01-07 — Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 72
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Buzz Scherrprimary
  • Donovan Fentoncosponsor
  • Eric S Turercosponsor
  • Terry W Roycosponsor
  • Daniel E. Inniscosponsor
  • Paul S. Berchcosponsor
  • Marjorie K. Smithcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-07

    Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 72

    failure

  2. 2025-11-05

    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 10/30/2025 (Vote 25-0; CC) HC 51 P. 11

    committee-failure

  3. 2025-10-14

    Executive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230

  4. 2025-09-18

    Division I Work Session: 10/02/2025 01:00 pm GP 230

  5. 2025-04-02

    Retained in Committee

  6. 2025-03-26

    Executive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211

  7. 2025-03-19

    Division I Work Session: 03/24/2025 09:00 am LOB 212

  8. 2025-03-13

    Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0638h: MA DV 199-163 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81

    committee-passage-favorable,passage

  9. 2025-03-13

    Amendment # 2025-0611h: AF DV 165-196 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81

  10. 2025-03-13

    Amendment # 2025-0638h (NT): AA DV 197-163 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 80

  11. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 81

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-03-05

    Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0611h

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-05

    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0638h (NT) 03/03/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-02-25

    Executive Session: 03/03/2025 10:00 am LOB 206-208

  15. 2025-01-29

    Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 03:15 pm LOB 206-208

  16. 2025-01-21

    ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/19/2025 09:45 am LOB 206-208

  17. 2025-01-16

    Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Judiciary HJ 3 P. 18

    introduction,referral-committee

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